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It looks like the San Diego Chargers have put the pedal to the metal and are gunning it toward the tank. In another edition of the Chargers snap counts we will look at the Chargers snap counts and see what may have contributed to another Chargers loss.
Chargers’ Offense:
Pos. | Name | W13 Snaps | % of Total W13 Snaps | W14 Snaps | % of Total W14 Snaps | WoW % Change |
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QB | Philip Rivers | 55 | 100% | 65 | 100% | 0% |
C | Matt Slauson | 55 | 100% | 65 | 100% | 0% |
T | King Dunlap | 55 | 100% | 65 | 100% | 0% |
T | Joe Barksdale | 55 | 100% | 62 | 95% | -5% |
WR | Dontrelle Inman | 53 | 96% | 61 | 94% | -2% |
WR | Tyrell Wiliams | 53 | 96% | 61 | 94% | -2% |
G | D.J. Fluker | 52 | 95% | 59 | 91% | -4% |
RB | Kenneth Farrow | 6 | 11% | 55 | 85% | 74% |
G | Orlando Franklin | 55 | 100% | 47 | 72% | -28% |
WR | Travis Benjamin | 43 | 78% | 44 | 68% | -10% |
TE | Antonio Gates | 33 | 60% | 37 | 57% | -3% |
TE | Hunter Henry | 24 | 44% | 35 | 54% | 10% |
C | Spencer Pulley | 3 | 5% | 24 | 37% | 32% |
TE | Sean McGrath | 6 | 11% | 14 | 22% | 11% |
RB | Melvin Gordon | 49 | 89% | 8 | 12% | -77% |
G | Kenny Wiggins | 1 | 2% | 5 | 8% | 6% |
WR | Jeremy Butler | 2 | 4% | 4 | 6% | 2% |
T | Chris Hairston | 0 | 0% | 3 | 5% | 5% |
FB | Derek Watt | 5 | 9% | 1 | 2% | -7% |
The Chargers offense has remained pretty consistent the last few weeks; however, this week we saw another injury, to another key player (surprise, surprise). Kenneth Farrow, the only other active RB yesterday, saw a 74% playtime increase. Melvin Gordon left the game early after he sustained a hip injury, which has been determined as “week-to-week” (good for the tank, I guess).
Farrow showed that he can finish the season strong and we will finally see what Ronnie Hillman can do in Whisenhunt’s offense. The receivers and tight ends remained pretty consistent (in terms of snaps played) this week compared to last week.
Orlando Franklin was already a close call before Sunday, but it looks like his injury caught up to him allowing Spencer Pulley to see a substantial amount of playing time.
We will see how the offense fairs against the Raiders on Sunday and how the skilled players playing time shapes up with the loss of MGIII and the addition of Ronnie Hillman.
Chargers’ Defense:
Pos. | Name | W13 Snaps | % of Total W13 Snaps | W14 Snaps | % of Total W14 Snaps | WoW % Change |
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FS | Dwight Lowery | 13 | 20% | 69 | 100% | 80% |
CB | Casey Hayward | 64 | 98% | 68 | 99% | 1% |
SS | Jahleel Addae | 65 | 100% | 67 | 97% | -3% |
LB | Melvin Ingram | 57 | 88% | 66 | 96% | 8% |
DT | Corey Liuget | 54 | 83% | 61 | 88% | 5% |
CB | Trevor Williams | 37 | 57% | 61 | 88% | 31% |
LB | Denzel Perryman | 60 | 92% | 60 | 87% | -5% |
NT | Damion Square | 44 | 68% | 56 | 81% | 13% |
LB | Korey Toomer | 62 | 95% | 52 | 75% | -20% |
LB | Kyle Emanuel | 36 | 55% | 42 | 61% | 6% |
DT | Tenny Palepoi | 18 | 28% | 29 | 42% | 14% |
SS | Adrian Phillips | 56 | 86% | 27 | 39% | -47% |
CB | Trovon Reed | 0 | 0% | 24 | 35% | 35% |
DE | Joey Bosa | 49 | 75% | 23 | 33% | -42% |
DE | Darius Philon | 12 | 18% | 18 | 26% | 8% |
LB | Jatavis Brown | 0 | 0% | 17 | 25% | 25% |
LB | Chris Landrum | 7 | 11% | 13 | 19% | 8% |
CB | Craig Mager | 65 | 100% | 6 | 9% | -91% |
NT | Ryan Carrethers | 10 | 15% | 0 | 0% | -15% |
LB | Tourek Williams | 6 | 9% | 0 | 0% | -9% |
Another week of the defense being on the field more than the offense; however, it was not a huge difference, the defense saw 4 more snaps than the offense (probably on account of the offense turning the ball over 5 times). The defense has been rotating guys in and out because of the amount of injuries suffered. It seems like every week that the Chargers have a defensive key player go out with an injury. This week Craig Mager suffered an elbow injury and the biggest loss for the defense was Joey Bosa leaving with a neck injury.
Antes de sair lesionado o @jbbigbear trouxe o QB @CameronNewton para o chão! #Chargers #NFLBrasil #SDvsCAR https://t.co/UebpctLrDf
— NFL Brasil (@NFLBrasil) December 11, 2016
There were reports that Joey Bosa is also going through concussion protocol, which would crush the defense (good for the tank?).
Chargers DE Joey Bosa has been ruled out of game with neck injury, team says. Also has possible concussion.
— Michael Gehlken (@sdutGehlken) December 11, 2016
Joey Bosa being checked out for concussion.
— John Clayton (@ClaytonESPN) December 11, 2016
However, it looks like Joey Bosa has cleared concussion protocol; however, we will have to wait and see if he suits up against the Raiders. At this point, why would they risk the biggest stud on defense aggravate a neck injury? If losing Bosa wasn’t enough, it looks like Tenny Palepoi has been suspended for four games for violation of the NFL’s substance policy.
San Diego Chargers announce DL Tenny Palepoi has been suspended without pay for four games for violating the... https://t.co/EIXM7LMLCy
— Eric Williams (@eric_d_williams) December 12, 2016
We will see if the Chargers can continue their interception streak (welcome to the Chargers Trovon Reed) and what the defensive playing time percentage looks after the matchup against the Raiders. Chargers play the Raiders at home at 1:25 pm.